Preliminaries -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Promoting innovation through technology networks -- 3 New wave regional and urban revitalization strategies in Wales -- 4 From front-runner to also-ran -- 5 The restructuring of the steel industries in Germany -- 6 Disintegration and reintegration of production clusters -- 7 Groping towards reflexivity -- 8 Industrial restructuring and further training -- 9 Training policy and practice in Wales and North-Rhine� -- 10 The industrial transformation of the Great Lakes Region
11 The dash for gas � consequences and opportunities12 Restructuring policies -- 13 Keeping to the high road -- References -- Index
Summary
The Rise of the Rustbelt demonstrates the value of interchange and comparison of ideas and policies for industrial regeneration between three major regions: the Great Lakes of North America, the Ruhrgebiet of North-Rhine-Westphalia, and the industrial belt of South Wales. The top priority of these areas is to conserve and retain their status as industrial powerhouses by attracting investment to compensate for their dramatic structural decline over the past twenty years and more. They have much to learn from one another. Encompassing environmental and sociocultural issues, as well as those of i
Analysis
Urban regions Economic conditions
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-258) and index
